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we are going to put america back on track with respect -- and we do have to work on it jobs. there is a tension there because it cost some money. we will find savings and ways to funds in a wage tax credit. >> are you supportive of the leadership exploring, moving a final health care package through in reconciliation. does that complicate your efforts to focus on jobs? guest: that is a great question. there is a lot of discussion going on about and what is needed for health care. we have a pause going on right now. a reassessment of what is happening. there are limited opportunities to find a way to salvage some parts of the health care bill. you mentioned a couple of them. one is a reconciliation. i do not know exactly what will happen. there is a lot of discussion at the white house and in congress. we will see in the next and we are so whether some mechanism can be used to find a way to pass health care that could have perhaps even some bipartisan support. >> senator max baucus was looking at doing a markup and some committee hearings on the jobs front. what are the intern
we are going to put america back on track with respect -- and we do have to work on it jobs. there is a tension there because it cost some money. we will find savings and ways to funds in a wage tax credit. >> are you supportive of the leadership exploring, moving a final health care package through in reconciliation. does that complicate your efforts to focus on jobs? guest: that is a great question. there is a lot of discussion going on about and what is needed for health care. we have...
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o >> from america's news head equity market i'm gregg jarrett. new controversy surrounding president obama's pick to head the tsa, the "washington post" reporting, some new suters admitted he gave congress misleading information about an incident that occurred while he was and fbi agent and received a reprimand for running background checks on his estranged wife's boyfriend 20 years ago and the new revelations could complicate his election, in northwest pakistan at least 96 people are dead in an attack, at a volleyball tournament, a man drove his car into the field and set off a bomb. i'm gregg jarrett, now back to "cavuto on business," here on the fox news channel. >> looks like our tax dollars are making a group in america more optimistic for the new year. a new poll shows 46% of government employees believe the economy is getting better. but the numbers flipped for folks working in this private sector, 49% think things are worse and that has patricia powell flipping out? hide for cover! >> charles, i have to tell you first, my comments will no
o >> from america's news head equity market i'm gregg jarrett. new controversy surrounding president obama's pick to head the tsa, the "washington post" reporting, some new suters admitted he gave congress misleading information about an incident that occurred while he was and fbi agent and received a reprimand for running background checks on his estranged wife's boyfriend 20 years ago and the new revelations could complicate his election, in northwest pakistan at least 96...
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in america. we saw in the lives of millions of americans out of work. and the families forced to leave their homes and the elderly down in the security of their retirement after lives of hard work. we saw it when small businesses laying off workers in the face of falling sales and rising healthcare costs and we knew things were not right when our middle class were running just to standstill for a decade and we knew something wasn't right in a political culture that thrived too long on easy choices. on the philosophy of deficits don't matter. publicly or personally, entitlements, wars and tax cuts for the privileged all paid for with borrowed cash. to be paid back by our children. for six years our republican colleagues had an unprecedented chance to put their ideology into law. and they did. and they drove our economy into a ditch. that failure is a fact. and we have to learn from that fact if we want to do better. but placing blame is not the point. because america's recovery is now our responsi
in america. we saw in the lives of millions of americans out of work. and the families forced to leave their homes and the elderly down in the security of their retirement after lives of hard work. we saw it when small businesses laying off workers in the face of falling sales and rising healthcare costs and we knew things were not right when our middle class were running just to standstill for a decade and we knew something wasn't right in a political culture that thrived too long on easy...
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for over two decades, the sharpest minds, best can do fo >>> america's first line of defense is timely, accurate intelligence that is shared, integrated, analyzed, and acted upon quickly and effectively. that's what our intelligence community does every day. but unfortunately, that's not what happened in the lead up to christmas day. >> so says the president in his public statement thursday. in a private meeting on tuesday with 20 trusted top officials, he was more frank and angrier. "this was a screw up that could have been disastrous. we dodged a bullet but just barely." the stern words of the u.s. commander in chief were caused by quote unquote systemic failure, his language, that prevented officials from gaining the data to stop a christmas day al qaeda terrorist plot. a 23-year-old nigerian citizen named oumar if a huk abdul -- umar farouk abdulmutallab. he carried deadly explosives concealed in his underwear. the plane crossed the atlantic and in the approach to the detroit runway, abdulmutallab tried to detonate the bob, it failed. he was then overpowered by passengers. catastro
for over two decades, the sharpest minds, best can do fo >>> america's first line of defense is timely, accurate intelligence that is shared, integrated, analyzed, and acted upon quickly and effectively. that's what our intelligence community does every day. but unfortunately, that's not what happened in the lead up to christmas day. >> so says the president in his public statement thursday. in a private meeting on tuesday with 20 trusted top officials, he was more frank and...
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broadband is working for america. >> as president, i have a solemn responsibility to protect our nation and people, and when the system fails, it is my responsibility. >> the president accepts responsibility for the intelligence failure of the christmas day bombing plot as the white house releases a report on the event. security officials did like the would-be bomber, but only after he was already airborne to detroit. colby, i am no expert on airline security, but i would think you want to keep the cut off the airplane before he gets on it. >> nice idea. i said earlier in the week, commenting on what the administration has done on this question, that i found it not very reassuring. even after the president spoke and we heard from brennan and also homeland security secretary napolitano, i am still not reassured. when you get down to the substance of what is being recommended, you end up saying, "g, i thought they had done that already. what is new about this?" it is nice that the president -- i don't mean to sound cond
broadband is working for america. >> as president, i have a solemn responsibility to protect our nation and people, and when the system fails, it is my responsibility. >> the president accepts responsibility for the intelligence failure of the christmas day bombing plot as the white house releases a report on the event. security officials did like the would-be bomber, but only after he was already airborne to detroit. colby, i am no expert on airline security, but i would think you...
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. >> reporter: the compa, clearly quirky but perhaps chacteristicf small business in america these days, idown 30%,ear over year. but eve guy considers himself a survor. when times were better, he bought this machine, wch uses super-high pssure ter and sand made of garne to cut thugh just about anything. >> but the companycalypso, that manufactures the maine has actuallyone bankrupt in this recsion. that is a poal that we were buildingor an entertainment nter called belle island in pigeon for, and that paicular facility also went bankrupt. >>eporter: batman. >> y, we manufacture those for six flags themparks, which is alson chapter 11, and were hoping for the emergences soon as possie. >> reporter:n atlanta's midtown hotel complex,t this we's annual economists convention, the view from ll above the fr. the pros who track and analy unemploynt assemble here, and they see job market that may finally be near thbottom. but even so, or the past two years, laments fmer clinton labor department ecomist larry katz: >> we've lost million jobs. we needed 2.5 milln jobs just to keep up with populat
. >> reporter: the compa, clearly quirky but perhaps chacteristicf small business in america these days, idown 30%,ear over year. but eve guy considers himself a survor. when times were better, he bought this machine, wch uses super-high pssure ter and sand made of garne to cut thugh just about anything. >> but the companycalypso, that manufactures the maine has actuallyone bankrupt in this recsion. that is a poal that we were buildingor an entertainment nter called belle island in...
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go beyond the bill with ropes of the white house, america's most famous home. explore the history, art, and architecture of the capital. american icons, a 3 does the dvd said. it is $24.95 plus shipping and handling. it is available at c- span.org/store. >> on christmas eve >> on christmas eve, russian president dmitry medvedev sat down with russia's tv network. here is a portion of that event. he answered questions on the future of russia's armed forces, his relationship with relation -- prime minister vladimir putin. he also talked about the recent copenhagen conference -- climate change conference, saying he was not happy with the results of the conference. >> good afternoon. over this year, you have repeatedly met up with our colleagues and tv networks and have discussed relevant issues of economic politics. we're grateful for you to discuss the of doing your live with these three networks. we do have something to talk about and something to remember and something to discuss 2009 has not been an easy year. to this country has come up against new challenges.
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he is trying to pull america backrom confrontation. d to try to lower the tone o americ rhetoric, to try to take the crisiout of something a way of reducing the country's risks and vulnerabilities. whenever you start doi tha you e -- people start to question you. e you weak? anthis president is going to be caught-- he'soing too have hard time avoiding being trapped in a way betwe a rock and a ha place of being so tough at he can't try the new, creative foreign policthat he wants, b on the other hand, maybbeing en as weak opener indecisive. it'soing to be a problem for hi >> he's been anythinbut indecisive, and he is-- i ink what's really noticeable ithat he taken such big risks. >>ehrer: too big, sometimes? >> he may have takenn more an thunited states senate can bear, for example, but i don't know how he uld have done lesthan deal with health care, than deawith the economy. he had to do tse things. he'sut on the table some major arms control iniatives and raed the possibility of zero nuke which makes his near-term challeng even toughe
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do you think he's doing a good enough job keeping america safe? >> i think that he's doing everything that he can. i think that, you know, democrats, a lot of times get the rap. they are not strong on security and those things. i think he has talked about the issues. i think he has been fighting for the issues. this was an unfortunate situation of what happened over christmas and i think it's a total failure in the communication within the departments, that when you look back all of the instances that are happening it's always to say well, we had everything in place but we didn't pass on the dots weren't connected or something. it's not like the president has done something wrong because he was in hawaii or anything. it's nothing to do with that at all. what it has to do with is simply they didn't connect the dots and within the agencies, within the airport authorities and homeland security and the cia and everyone, they don't connect the dots. we have this problem before we started creating homeland security also here in california where in calif
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and america could be next." madam president, here's what the article went on to say: "this is how empires decline. it begins with a debt explosion. it ends with an inexorable reduction in the resources available for the army, navy and air force. if the united states doesn't come up soon with a credible plan to restore the federal budget to balance over the next five to ten years, the danger is very real that a debt crisis could lead to a major weakening of american power." madam president, the process has already begun. as i indicated, in the previous administration the debt doubled. foreign holdings of u.s. debt more than doubled. and we can see the track that we're on. from 2001, the beginning of the bush administration, the debt skyrocketed, and it continues to grow with the economic downturn and the projections from the congressional budget office for the future. in fact, we now estimate that the gross debt of the united states could reach 114% of the gross domestic product of the united states. that has onl
and america could be next." madam president, here's what the article went on to say: "this is how empires decline. it begins with a debt explosion. it ends with an inexorable reduction in the resources available for the army, navy and air force. if the united states doesn't come up soon with a credible plan to restore the federal budget to balance over the next five to ten years, the danger is very real that a debt crisis could lead to a major weakening of american power." madam...
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believe that their response due to competition is move offshore and put people out of work here in america. i think the right response is to try to do better engineering. >> reporter: with computer generated specs and patented graphics, sales of bowling balls have gone a few hundred to several thousand a month. the nonunion employees share in the profits each quarter. the abandoned factories around every corner, there is a sense here of not only good fortune to be working, but also to be part of something, almost everyone said was impossible. we got a chance to test out some of those high-tech michigan made bowling balls. the core is supposed to help you steer it into the pocket. back to you. >> steve in mexico city this evening. you can find all our job hunt stories at foxnews.com. click on the link at the top of the page. click on the city, find employment stories we've done all over the place. >>> steve in mexico tonight. we got a stunning and gruesome example today of how brutal the drug war is now in mexico. a 36-year-old man's body left in the streets. they found it in seven pieces,
believe that their response due to competition is move offshore and put people out of work here in america. i think the right response is to try to do better engineering. >> reporter: with computer generated specs and patented graphics, sales of bowling balls have gone a few hundred to several thousand a month. the nonunion employees share in the profits each quarter. the abandoned factories around every corner, there is a sense here of not only good fortune to be working, but also to be...
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how america's most wanted helped catch this man accused of of killing his family on thanksgiving day. >>> later how stories like the so house white house party crashers, how they're changing the landscape of reef al ty tv, possibly signaling the gernre's demise. we are just getting started. when you feel good, people ask, "what's your secret?" no secrets. i take care of myself, and i eat yoplus. it has the great taste of yoplait, plus antioxidants, plus fiber and probiotics, plus calcium and vitamin d. this new yops gives me pro+active nutrition. when you've got yoplus, you don't need secrets. try new yoplus for free at yoplus.com... and plus up your yogurt. ality tv, possibly signaling the gernre's demise. we are just getting started. >>> fox 5 following a developing story out of new jersey. a lockdown at one of the nation's busiest airports following a security scare. terminal c was on lockdown earlier tonight after a man managed to walk past security. the airport cleared the terminal. all passengers were rescreened. continental airlines
how america's most wanted helped catch this man accused of of killing his family on thanksgiving day. >>> later how stories like the so house white house party crashers, how they're changing the landscape of reef al ty tv, possibly signaling the gernre's demise. we are just getting started. when you feel good, people ask, "what's your secret?" no secrets. i take care of myself, and i eat yoplus. it has the great taste of yoplait, plus antioxidants, plus fiber and...
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we're talking about jobs in america. for the average guy or gal who's coming in and has that spirit of wanting to be an entrepreneur, what do you tell them when it comes to the kiosks? >> it's a great opportunity to get into the retail world with minimum exposure and low overhead, and they have the retail traffic set up by the national retailers right here for them, and it's a great opportunity. >> you know, also, people may think that you can just about anything in a kiosk but in your mall i've seen a little of everything, you sell really jewelry to bras to caviar, which is great when you're shopping, but you don't allow just anything in the mall. >> that's correct. you don't allow anything in the mall. every mall has different policies and procedures. we do have a leasing committee that approves and reviews everything that comes into the mall. >> very good. thank you so much, jordan. >> no problem. >> again, what you're looking at here, chris, this is great, jon, caviar, a kiosk for caviar. you can find this here at th
we're talking about jobs in america. for the average guy or gal who's coming in and has that spirit of wanting to be an entrepreneur, what do you tell them when it comes to the kiosks? >> it's a great opportunity to get into the retail world with minimum exposure and low overhead, and they have the retail traffic set up by the national retailers right here for them, and it's a great opportunity. >> you know, also, people may think that you can just about anything in a kiosk but in...
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jobs here in america. we think that's very important. it also tries to help states so they're not laying off teachers and policemen and firemen. we think that's very important as well. let me say something. i did a little -- i get a little confused, and perhaps these facts are not well-known to you, but i thought i'd remind you of these facts. we pursued an economic program that your party put forward from 2001, 2003 on for eight years. now, while the people gave us the majority in the house and senate in 2006, obviously president bush threatened to or did in fact veto any changes that we made in economic policy . that economic policy, which you were a very strong supporter of and your party was a very strong supporter of, you continue to mention jobs. so i want to make sure you know these statistics. in the last three months of the brucks under the economic poll -- bush administration under the economic policies that not only did you pursue then but you still want to pursue because in fact the proposals that you have made essentially mi
jobs here in america. we think that's very important. it also tries to help states so they're not laying off teachers and policemen and firemen. we think that's very important as well. let me say something. i did a little -- i get a little confused, and perhaps these facts are not well-known to you, but i thought i'd remind you of these facts. we pursued an economic program that your party put forward from 2001, 2003 on for eight years. now, while the people gave us the majority in the house...
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it is the work that america is so in tune with. it reflects so clearly our own values, our spirit of cooperation. the tocqueville noted it so many years ago that we join up and we work together to help others as well as ourselves. we have an opportunity now in the 21st century to not only do it, but do it better than it has ever been done before, and to do it for more people in more places, to give it to every child the opportunity to live up to his or her god-given potential, and to help create a world that is more equitable, democratic, prosperous, and peaceful. we can succeed, and when we do, our children and grandchildren will tell the story that american know-how, american pop -- american dollars, american caring, and american values helped meet the challenges of the 21st century. thank you all very much. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> madame secretary, that was an extraordinary speech in its ambition and its reach, and i salute you
it is the work that america is so in tune with. it reflects so clearly our own values, our spirit of cooperation. the tocqueville noted it so many years ago that we join up and we work together to help others as well as ourselves. we have an opportunity now in the 21st century to not only do it, but do it better than it has ever been done before, and to do it for more people in more places, to give it to every child the opportunity to live up to his or her god-given potential, and to help...
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all they're talking about is that the bill would not work for america. host: phillipsburg, new jersey, on the independent line. caller: i believe there should be transparency here. i watched the british parliament on tv quite a bit. they cannot seem to have any problems airing out issues in front of the tv. yes, there will necessarily be grandstanding and backdoor deals. the lobbyists in this country have way too much say. money really runs the thing. host: from "the wall street journal" -- to speed up the process president obama and top democrats agree to a formal conference committee to merge the bills in a series of private meetings between senate and house democrats. the plan to use the more moderate senate version as the vehicle for the final bill and allow the house to amend it. new iberia, on the democrats' line. caller: i generally agree with as much open government as possible. the grandstanding factor is also problematic. many things that people invited c-span to represent -- there is no fact-checking. you can see that politicfact can check, an
all they're talking about is that the bill would not work for america. host: phillipsburg, new jersey, on the independent line. caller: i believe there should be transparency here. i watched the british parliament on tv quite a bit. they cannot seem to have any problems airing out issues in front of the tv. yes, there will necessarily be grandstanding and backdoor deals. the lobbyists in this country have way too much say. money really runs the thing. host: from "the wall street...
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britain and america are in iraq and in afghanistan. they intervene in the affairs of islamic nations. there are a million people out there like the nigerian. >> reporter: omar faruk abdul mutallab, the nigerian student with explosives in his underpants, who put al qaeda back on the map. he studied arabic last summer at this language school in sanaa. it seems a sane and civilized place of learning, now tainted by the actions of one notorious pupil. whose teacher say he was smart, the best in the class, not a man to blow up a plane mid-flight. >> ( translated ): like the whole world i was wrong about him. amsterdam airport was wrong about him. he was always smiling. >> reporter: smiling, like the friendly former bodyguard of the worlds most wanted man. who now lives quietly in this dirt poor capital city, where al qaeda still inspires young men to wage war against the west. >> lehrer: now margaret warner looks at what the yemen terrorism connections mean for guantanamo detainees. >> warner: ever since taking office, president obama has w
britain and america are in iraq and in afghanistan. they intervene in the affairs of islamic nations. there are a million people out there like the nigerian. >> reporter: omar faruk abdul mutallab, the nigerian student with explosives in his underpants, who put al qaeda back on the map. he studied arabic last summer at this language school in sanaa. it seems a sane and civilized place of learning, now tainted by the actions of one notorious pupil. whose teacher say he was smart, the best...
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no doubt in my mind that this thing was a hoax, and i really doubt that there's very few people in america who don't understand at this point that this was an elaborate hoax perpetrated by richard and mayumi. >> larry: larry, what do you make of what he said? >> well, it's hard to understand why he is now saying what he's saying, because this is something that was discussed very thoroughly with his attorneys, and i was under the impression, as were the other prosecutors in my office, that this was, the hoax was very clearly established, and so it is surprising that now he is coming out and saying that he was coerced or whatever reason he is now changing his position. >> larry: richard heene as we know pled guilty after his sentencing last month. he offered a short teary apology. let's look at what he said and when i asked him about it. watch. >> i need to clarify when i apologized on the clip you just showed i was apologizing for people getting involved, okay? this was not a hoax. never was. >> larry: what was it? >> never was. >> larry: what do you make of him saying sheriff he was apolog
no doubt in my mind that this thing was a hoax, and i really doubt that there's very few people in america who don't understand at this point that this was an elaborate hoax perpetrated by richard and mayumi. >> larry: larry, what do you make of what he said? >> well, it's hard to understand why he is now saying what he's saying, because this is something that was discussed very thoroughly with his attorneys, and i was under the impression, as were the other prosecutors in my...
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i think what is more important than anything is understanding the frustration out in america, that the president has seen and having that frustration and anger guide policies that will give the middle class back up on their feet with a sense of security. that is why the president reads letters. that is why the president again in no i will speak with voters about their anxieties and concerns. i think you know, they are plenty of examples that people will pound on the desk and not get something done, so it has to be more than just for the theater say. [inaudible] given that some of the problems the guise of had surrounding elections and not done so well on that score, any plans the president has to try to bring mr. buff back in to folk gibbon he is finished with this book now? >> i have not read his book yet, so no. the president talks fairly regularly with david. i know that it is somebody whose advice and counsel he both six regularly and believes david is an exceptionally smart adviser, who understands the type of thing you are and frustration he has seen. i don't have anything specif
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all the news in america is about what went wrong, you know? the old saw about bad news travels halfway around the world before good news gets its shoes on. almost nobody has any interest in saying let's broadcast good news all day. the good news is with respect to oil, last year for the first year in a long, long, long time, america actually increased its production of oil. we've been on this declining path. no more. last year we increased the production of oil. part of that comes from a formation in my part of the country called the bakken shale. it is unbelievably complicated what we have done but our country has learned -- and we are leaders in this technology -- to go sploi and get oil from formations that five, eight, ten years ago you couldn't get oil from. there's up to 4.3 billion barrels of oil in something called the bakken formation. 4.3 billion barrels of recoverable oil using today's technology. they go down two miles with the drilling rig, drill down two miles, do a big curve and then drill out two miles. with one rig, they're go
all the news in america is about what went wrong, you know? the old saw about bad news travels halfway around the world before good news gets its shoes on. almost nobody has any interest in saying let's broadcast good news all day. the good news is with respect to oil, last year for the first year in a long, long, long time, america actually increased its production of oil. we've been on this declining path. no more. last year we increased the production of oil. part of that comes from a...
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harry reid had said america was ready to elect a light skinned african-american. today, harry reid issued a statement, saying he sincerely apologize for offending any and all americans, especially african-americans. it >>> people in northern california are a bit shaken up after 6.5 earthquake. the u.s. geological survey says it was centered about 30 miles off the coast. it shook buildings and knocked out power to several coastal communities, but no reports of injuries or any major damage. >>> the phrase "there is no use crying over spilled milk" had new meeting today and nature. some drivers could not believe with assault on a highway overpass. a tractor-trailer overturned, spilling thousands of gallons of milk. it froze and look like ice cream covering the road. >> wow, messy situation. >>> the cold weather in the northeast and mid-atlantic, all the way to florida. miami today, only 40 degrees, wind chill advisory, wind chill warning because it may drop into the 20's. that is called for south florida. for us, seems like another day. pennsylvania avenue, the wind
harry reid had said america was ready to elect a light skinned african-american. today, harry reid issued a statement, saying he sincerely apologize for offending any and all americans, especially african-americans. it >>> people in northern california are a bit shaken up after 6.5 earthquake. the u.s. geological survey says it was centered about 30 miles off the coast. it shook buildings and knocked out power to several coastal communities, but no reports of injuries or any major...
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in america. so let's hear it for camera and let tearful all. -- so let's hear it for kim and let's hear it for all. [applause] that round of applause goes to all of the scientist in the department of the interior. thank you for recognizing her. we have had many stars in the interior, including all of you who have been working with chris henderson and the directors and the rest of their employees in the implementation of the recovery act. that is a major responsibility. we need to make sure that it is implemented in the right way, based on the directives that we have from president obama and our responsibilities to make sure that we're taking care of the $3 billion that were brought to this department through the recovery act. the people who worked on this effort are many in the department. there people like faye winters in florida. she is the project manager of four recovery projects. like many around the department, she assumed her recovery act responsibilities on top of doing everything else sh
in america. so let's hear it for camera and let tearful all. -- so let's hear it for kim and let's hear it for all. [applause] that round of applause goes to all of the scientist in the department of the interior. thank you for recognizing her. we have had many stars in the interior, including all of you who have been working with chris henderson and the directors and the rest of their employees in the implementation of the recovery act. that is a major responsibility. we need to make sure that...
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and not only does it not undermine america's prosperity, it is the key to america's prosperity -- or one of the keys. because it maintains a sound money supply and tbhaws a time of crisis -- and because in a time of crisis like we had in late-2008, it is there to step up and may make the tough decisions, independent of the political process, and it has proven that it can do it. and so i would hope we wouldn't allow all of this fervor to find fault with people to overwhelm an extremely talented nominee who deserves to be reconfirmed and who we quite honestly need, who we need in that position as chairman of the federal reserve. mr. president, i yield the floor. the presiding officer: the senator from oregon is recognized. mr. merkley: mr. president, i rise today to oppose the nomination of ben bernanke as chairman of the fed. i do so as a member of the banking committee who voted against his nomination in that committee, because i researched his record, and on that record i believe that ben bernanke is not the right person to lead the fed. in short, bernanke's decisions over the last
and not only does it not undermine america's prosperity, it is the key to america's prosperity -- or one of the keys. because it maintains a sound money supply and tbhaws a time of crisis -- and because in a time of crisis like we had in late-2008, it is there to step up and may make the tough decisions, independent of the political process, and it has proven that it can do it. and so i would hope we wouldn't allow all of this fervor to find fault with people to overwhelm an extremely talented...
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go beyond the velvet ropes of public tours of the white house, america's most famous home. and explore the history, art and architecture of the capitol. american icons, a three-disk dvd set. it's $24.95 plus shipping and handling. one of the many items available at c-span.org/store. prime minister gordon brown has been absent for the holiday break. he returns wednesday at 7:00 am eastern. we'll have that for you live right here on c-span2. 2009 marked the 20th year of televising the house of commons. up next, a look at the past two decades. this is about an hour, 15 minutes. >> on november 21st, 1989, the british house of commons opened its doors to television cameras and broadcast its proceedings. up next, we'll look at some of the debate from the day and hear how televising the house of commons made an impact on the public's view of the british parliament for 20 years. >> order. the question is, that all members who are returned for two or more places in any part of the united kingdom to make their election for which of the places they will serve within one week after it
go beyond the velvet ropes of public tours of the white house, america's most famous home. and explore the history, art and architecture of the capitol. american icons, a three-disk dvd set. it's $24.95 plus shipping and handling. one of the many items available at c-span.org/store. prime minister gordon brown has been absent for the holiday break. he returns wednesday at 7:00 am eastern. we'll have that for you live right here on c-span2. 2009 marked the 20th year of televising the house of...
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pete king urged passage of a keep terrorists out of america act. the bill backed by republicans tried to prevent terrorists held at gitmo from being transferred to u.s. soil. >> it's a good reason why the government has such a hard time transferring these terrorist detainees to other countries. they are the worst of the worst. no one should want them. that's why we put in place a process by which the terrorists should be held and tried as enemy combatants. >> former democratic co-chair of the 9/11 commission thinks that all of washington needs to make counterterrorism a top priority. >> will that sense of urgency that governor cane and i have called fo for since the 9/11 commission happen not just at the presidential level where it has to happen, but the political leadership of the country, congress and other places? >> meantime a senior administration official tell a plot on the fort hood shootings will mott be released until after the pentagon releases its report. brian, that's later this month. back to you. >> brian: malini, thank you very much.
pete king urged passage of a keep terrorists out of america act. the bill backed by republicans tried to prevent terrorists held at gitmo from being transferred to u.s. soil. >> it's a good reason why the government has such a hard time transferring these terrorist detainees to other countries. they are the worst of the worst. no one should want them. that's why we put in place a process by which the terrorists should be held and tried as enemy combatants. >> former democratic...
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i am a democrat and very proud of my party's contribution to the vitality and strength of america. i would never have had the opportunity to serve in congress had not had the support and backing of my political party in connecticut over these years. i appreciate the passion of party activists who have never ever faltered in their support of my efforts. i want to say thank you to my family for their tolerance of yet another generation of our family in the political arena. i am in specially adapted to jack elite -- to jackie for her fierce loyalty -- her unlimited capacity for empathy and the needs of others. she has truly been my anchor in these stormy political waters. there is nothing more pathetic in my view that a politician who announces their only leaving public life to spend more time with their family. the result of this announcement today, i hope will create that opportunity, but it is not the reason for my decision. i am a very late arrival in father had as many of you know. and i am told repeatedly by some of you here today that these young children of mine will grow up v
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this is about the future of america. this is about jobs in america, and there's lots of debates that we could have. but, my goodness, talking about picking a battle over a scientific fact, that's what my colleague is doing. now, she says she's standing with the american people. well, let me tell you a few of the american people who strongly oppose what she is doing. the american public health association, they say "we strongly urge you to oppose any resolution that would repeal the public health findings." the association of public health laboratories, the national association of county and city health officials, the national environmental health association, the the physicians for social responsibility, the trust for america's health, the center for december control who under -- for disease control who under the administration of george w. bush started the scientific work that led to this endangerment finding. 90% of the work on this endangerment finding was done by the bush administration. this is such a radical amendm
this is about the future of america. this is about jobs in america, and there's lots of debates that we could have. but, my goodness, talking about picking a battle over a scientific fact, that's what my colleague is doing. now, she says she's standing with the american people. well, let me tell you a few of the american people who strongly oppose what she is doing. the american public health association, they say "we strongly urge you to oppose any resolution that would repeal the public...
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perhaps more ominously, he threatened more attacks are coming against america both outside and inside the united states. the man sitting beside al balawi in the video is the new leader of the pakistani branch. this is another picture we got from kalil al balawi's family. >>> police in england arrested three men who they say threatened staff aboard a plane bound for dubai. the men were arrested on suspicion of making a bomb threat and are in jail in london. it happened last night as the plane got ready to take off from heathrow airport. all the passengers were taken off the plane while police searched it with bomb-sniffing dogs. they found nothing suspicious. heathrow remained open during the incident. >>> the togo national soccer team has withdrawn from the african cup of nations tournament. the team pulled out of the games this morning in the wake of that devastating attack that killed at least two people when gunmen opened fire on a bus carrying the team to the tournament. it happened on the border between angola and republic of congo. so far there's no claim of responsibility for t
perhaps more ominously, he threatened more attacks are coming against america both outside and inside the united states. the man sitting beside al balawi in the video is the new leader of the pakistani branch. this is another picture we got from kalil al balawi's family. >>> police in england arrested three men who they say threatened staff aboard a plane bound for dubai. the men were arrested on suspicion of making a bomb threat and are in jail in london. it happened last night as the...
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so i'm actually -- this is obama -- so i'm actually more optimistic than i was about america being able to take leadership on the issue, joining europe which over the last several years has been ahead of us on this issue. and he was awarded a nobel peace prize. after years of politicians refusing to take action on cutting greenhouse gas emissions, there is a positive shift in washington. there is legislation moving through the senate now that you just heard about and that we hope will get passed in time for the big be international meeting in copenhagen in december. in hopenhagen. [laughter] i love that. i am optimistic and more so now than ever before. this is the most important moral problem of our time, and i believe that with with your help and all of us working together that we are on our way to solving it. the political will is developing, and state by state the across the united states laws are being made to restrict carbon dioxide. there are 900 mayors who have formed a coalition, and many governor thes have come together -- governors have come together with commitments to curb
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rather than weaker america. mr. president, i yield the floor. the presidinficer:he mr. kyl: thank you, mr. president. i think it's time for the people in the united states congress to be sure we're listening to what our constituents, the american people, are telling us. if it was unclear before, i think the massachusetts senate race should put to rest any doubts about what's really frustrating americans. americans have had it with the soaring level of spending and debt. they know that enormous spending and skyrocketing deficits take a bite out of the economy, dragging down our gross domestic product, our standard of living, and making investors and job creators very nervous. they are concerned about the unfathomable amounts of money now being spent. for the first year of the obama administration, the numbers are eye popping. consider, one, a wasteful wasteful $1.2 trillion stimulus that was a failure, according to the administration's own yardstick. two, a $410 billion omnibus federal spending bill that increase
rather than weaker america. mr. president, i yield the floor. the presidinficer:he mr. kyl: thank you, mr. president. i think it's time for the people in the united states congress to be sure we're listening to what our constituents, the american people, are telling us. if it was unclear before, i think the massachusetts senate race should put to rest any doubts about what's really frustrating americans. americans have had it with the soaring level of spending and debt. they know that enormous...
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they no in germany but not in america and america is where i felt we needed to know this. >> did they say anything publicly? >> no. they never said anything publicly about being against it, either. the president is the president and the soldiers. the president is commander in chief. >> thank you both for your comments. i wonder if you might, though, comment on what was happening at the united nations at a time of the decision to airlift to berlin. it seems in my opinion united nations like so many when the security council members are at odds it debates and there is no and action. >> the picture that we saw for annulment of people talking at a table was the soviet ambassador jacob malik and the americans representing, announcing the indigent -- this is how the air live in the or the blockade ended, the airlift continued for a while. stalin took neither advice nor questions as far as anyone could tell. but american reporters would constantly send written questions to the kremlin in the hope that stalin had something he wanted to say. a man named kings' barry smith, who was the chief fo
they no in germany but not in america and america is where i felt we needed to know this. >> did they say anything publicly? >> no. they never said anything publicly about being against it, either. the president is the president and the soldiers. the president is commander in chief. >> thank you both for your comments. i wonder if you might, though, comment on what was happening at the united nations at a time of the decision to airlift to berlin. it seems in my opinion united...
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. >> your first book, invasion, how america still welcomes terrorist, criminals and other foreign ministers. you detail some of the deficiencies. >> no question about it. it wasn't just about illegal immigration. it is hyper focused on the southern border. that is a huge issue but not the only issue when it comes to treating immigration as a natural security concern. the state department was the weak link in the homeland security situation and the episode certainly highlights that. you have a bottom mentality of handing out visas blindly to anyone and everyone who asks. those officials do not have a war footing. they did not have a war footing during the bush did ministration and prior to september 11th. if you're going to hand out a temporary business visa they should have business other than plotting to kill americans on american soil. the christmas bomber, you have a case where even absent the intelligence information that we apparently had in the fall and in august about abdul, absent that specific information about his radical muslim aspirations he fit a certain profile. he was young,
. >> your first book, invasion, how america still welcomes terrorist, criminals and other foreign ministers. you detail some of the deficiencies. >> no question about it. it wasn't just about illegal immigration. it is hyper focused on the southern border. that is a huge issue but not the only issue when it comes to treating immigration as a natural security concern. the state department was the weak link in the homeland security situation and the episode certainly highlights that....
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i don't want america to lose that competition. i don't want the energies that yield the jobs of tomorrow to be build oversees. i don't want the way we use energy to be invented abroad. i want the united states to be what it has always been and that is a leader, the leader when it comes to a clean energy future. that's exactly what this clean energy manufacturing initiative will help us do. it will help close the clean energy gap that's group between america and other nations. through this initiative we're awarding $2.3 billion in tax credits for american manufacturers of clean energy technologies. companies that build wind turbines, produce solar panels and assemble cutting-edge batteries. the initiative we're outlining today will likely generate 17,000 jobs and roughly $5 billion or that will leverage in the private sector investments, could help create tens of thousands of additional jobs. at the same time this initiative will give a much-needed fwooft our manufacturing sector by building new plants or upgrading old ones and wil
i don't want america to lose that competition. i don't want the energies that yield the jobs of tomorrow to be build oversees. i don't want the way we use energy to be invented abroad. i want the united states to be what it has always been and that is a leader, the leader when it comes to a clean energy future. that's exactly what this clean energy manufacturing initiative will help us do. it will help close the clean energy gap that's group between america and other nations. through this...
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we all as citizens of the united states of america, united states of america, need to be vigilant. we need to pay attention to what's going on around us. we need to watch, and listen. >> host: mr. lipton, let's begin with air marshals not allowed on airplanes overseas. >> guest: air marshals are allowed and routinely do fly on, i think if i'm correct that they generally on american, you know, carriers. that may be only limitation. it is up to foreign governments to provide security on foreign carriers, i think. i'm not sure about because they don't speak publicly very much about their operations but air marshals are very much on flights coming to the u.s. from overseas. they recognize that is perhaps, a more severe threat right now, incoming flights and there is a lot of could have. not on every flight. but a lot more than they were right before christmas, i can tell you that. and there are, i don't know, since situations where foreign governments said, i'm sorry, you can't put an air marshal on the flight leaving our country. the u.s. does have the authority to say to a carrier, y
we all as citizens of the united states of america, united states of america, need to be vigilant. we need to pay attention to what's going on around us. we need to watch, and listen. >> host: mr. lipton, let's begin with air marshals not allowed on airplanes overseas. >> guest: air marshals are allowed and routinely do fly on, i think if i'm correct that they generally on american, you know, carriers. that may be only limitation. it is up to foreign governments to provide security...
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the ad is paid for by the group keep america safe which counts liz cheney among its board members and taking a hour by hour look at the president's response to the bomb attempt in this style of this tv show "24." >> what already is apparent is that there was a mix-up of human and systemic failures that contributed to this potential c catastrophic breach of security. >> how long did it take you to realize the system failed? >> jon dekker is washington correspondent for reuters. good morning. good to see you. >> good to see you, alex. >> what do you think of this commercial? in the wake of everything, what i heard most after the president's statements on thursday was, okay, look what he got done in two weeks. >> it's an effective commercial in the sense that certainly the new season of "24" is starting a week or so from today. it's good promotion for that program. it's an effective commercial, alex, in the sense there are those americans out there for whom this is a major issue, national security, homeland security. this has always been the achilles heel for barack obama, when he was ru
the ad is paid for by the group keep america safe which counts liz cheney among its board members and taking a hour by hour look at the president's response to the bomb attempt in this style of this tv show "24." >> what already is apparent is that there was a mix-up of human and systemic failures that contributed to this potential c catastrophic breach of security. >> how long did it take you to realize the system failed? >> jon dekker is washington correspondent...
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i'm julie banderas. >> welcome to a brand-new hour of america's headquarters. a new york city man under investigation for his links to a terror suspect pleading not guilty a short time ago to charges that he fled to pakistan to get military training from al-qaeda. >> the government of yemen begins a military offensive ramping up the fight against al-qaeda with u.s. assistance. we have a live. >> the investigation into the repeat terror plots and attacks are far from over. many in washington are still looking for solutions and answers on just how to keep this country safe. the director of national intelligence says he's now forming a new commission to look into the recent intel failures. now more from washington. tell us about this latest review. >> reporter: this review is supposed to look at intelligence failures in both the case of the underwear bomber and the fort hood shooter. the national intelligence director named former c.i.a. director john mclachlan to look at recent challenges facing the intelligence community. that is on top of a white house review,
i'm julie banderas. >> welcome to a brand-new hour of america's headquarters. a new york city man under investigation for his links to a terror suspect pleading not guilty a short time ago to charges that he fled to pakistan to get military training from al-qaeda. >> the government of yemen begins a military offensive ramping up the fight against al-qaeda with u.s. assistance. we have a live. >> the investigation into the repeat terror plots and attacks are far from over. many...
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commissioners to see what they might have within their jurisdiction because they cover all of north america and if there is something in their files and studies have been done that might give us a sense of the dimensions of this we very much appreciate it. i would like to give you the opportunity to tell me if there's anything you know of, any place you think we should go to find this information. we will be asking you as the chairman and others have suggested asking in writing for this material. we have a chance to think about it. if there's anything you can think of now it would be very helpful. >> let me direct the commissioners, there is a report that came out on july 28th, 2009, regarding the performance of non prime mortgages and a lot of information that would be very useful to the commission. it may not cover, categorized as prime mortgages that are defaulting in record numbers. they have to find additional studies and provide it to you. >> only one other question. i think you mentioned in your statement that a option arms or explosives loans built by wall street? >> the most compli
commissioners to see what they might have within their jurisdiction because they cover all of north america and if there is something in their files and studies have been done that might give us a sense of the dimensions of this we very much appreciate it. i would like to give you the opportunity to tell me if there's anything you know of, any place you think we should go to find this information. we will be asking you as the chairman and others have suggested asking in writing for this...
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democrat is the only chance we have a chance to take back america. people get out there and vote the right way to standardize all i got to say. >> host: jack in chattanooga. your next. go ahead. >> caller: i'm telling obama that he can go on and reward those people that were on that plane that helped put out that psycho with, that blow him up and didn't talk about putting him in a military court. >> host: jack, we're talking about health care right now. let's go to grosse pointe, michigan. jesse on online for independent. >> caller: good morning, rob. >> host: what do you think about this plan that democrats are throwing out? >> caller: i think it's great, because you know the problem i think with the republican party, they're going to have to, their record when they were in office, they just don't care about people, the party. and i think the president, he's educated, he's strong. is a chess player like i am. and he doesn't jump up and holler when something happens without getting the facts. you know? he examines the situation and makes intelligent
democrat is the only chance we have a chance to take back america. people get out there and vote the right way to standardize all i got to say. >> host: jack in chattanooga. your next. go ahead. >> caller: i'm telling obama that he can go on and reward those people that were on that plane that helped put out that psycho with, that blow him up and didn't talk about putting him in a military court. >> host: jack, we're talking about health care right now. let's go to grosse...
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onof those was bank of america, an underwrir of the newshour. today the serities and change commission accused nk of america of failing to discse huge losses at merrill nch before buying it. the bank is alrey charged wi hiding bonuses paid at merrl. still, the news of a psible nk tax was met with anger on wall street. where some sawt as a way to get at bonuses. jamie amond, chairman of jp morgan chase told a waington conferen on monday, quote, i'm getting tireof the consta vilification. this is not a sino. still, the issue won't go away. the federal deposit surance corporation said today that y impose higher premiums on bas to discourage risky lending aninvestments. the question of ether to tax banks may not be limited simply the questi of whether to tax bankmay not be limited simply to costs associated wi the so- called tarp prram. altold, the federal reserve and the vernment committed several trillion dollars to e financial syst at the height ofhe crisis. so what, ianything, should be done aut the banks? weet two views. bert ely is a baing ind
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they know in germany but not in america and america is where i felt we needed to know it. >> did they say anything to publicly? >> no, they never said anything publicly about being against the there. the president as president and they are soldiers. the president is the commander in chief. >> thank you both for your comments. i wondered if he might though comments what was happening at the united nations at the time of the decision to airlift berlin. it would seem the united nations like so many times when security councilmembers that at odds, just debates and there is no inaction. >> well, the picture that we saw here for a moment of people talking at a table was the soviet ambassador, jake of malika in the american representing announcing the end of it. this is how the airlift ended or the blocade and it. the airlift continued for a while. stalin took neither advise nor questions as far as anyone could tell but american reporters would constantly send of written questions to the kremlin and the hope that stalin said something to say. a man named kingsbury smith it was the chief fore
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haiti is in the family of americas and they're human beings. if we can reach out with our military might and solve a problem like this we ought to do that. it's good for the nation and it's good for our image and it's the right thing to do. >> lehrer: based on your experience in the military, have you had any pushback from the military in these kinds of enterprises? >> i was a civil affairs officer for 23 years and lieutenant colonel in the united states military. doing this sort of work myself in uniform. so i participated in the reconstruction of kuwait after the first gulf war as executive officer of the unit. so the military, the officers at the working level, they all cooperate. none of them complain. i think they have a sense of accomplishment in this. >> lehrer: did you feel any frustration on the piece of tape where the u.s. navy officer at the airport was asked by the reporter from i.t.n., hey, you've got all these supplies. there's a hospital down across the road and you can't get those supplies to them. why not? he said, i'm sorry. s
haiti is in the family of americas and they're human beings. if we can reach out with our military might and solve a problem like this we ought to do that. it's good for the nation and it's good for our image and it's the right thing to do. >> lehrer: based on your experience in the military, have you had any pushback from the military in these kinds of enterprises? >> i was a civil affairs officer for 23 years and lieutenant colonel in the united states military. doing this sort of...
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you know, joe and jane america. they have some voice, we have the federal system, right? checks and balances, you know, all the branches are interwoven and interlocked in many ways. so yes, a lot of people have access. and certainly in the senate, your point is well taken. harry reid controls the schedule, so he calls up an ag bill, and maybe the banking industry needs an amendment fast to be brought up, at least given vizzsexibblet debated so. hey, you can offer a banking amendment to the ag bill, and you're on talking about banking matters. that's commonplace in the united states senate. harder to do in the house, i tell you. they're strict, and what this does is bolster majority rule principle that i mentioned earlier. because you can't offer, you know, a banking amendment to an ag bill. you're on ag, and that's what you stay on. so it strengthens the agenda role of the speaker, strengthens, of course, the committee pro rag actives. this is the subject, that's the subject we're on. we're want going deal with nonrelevant issues. yes, ma'am? >> you highlighted several po
you know, joe and jane america. they have some voice, we have the federal system, right? checks and balances, you know, all the branches are interwoven and interlocked in many ways. so yes, a lot of people have access. and certainly in the senate, your point is well taken. harry reid controls the schedule, so he calls up an ag bill, and maybe the banking industry needs an amendment fast to be brought up, at least given vizzsexibblet debated so. hey, you can offer a banking amendment to the ag...
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it is the work that america is so in tune with. it reflects so clearly our own values, our spirit of cooperation. the tocqueville noted it so many years ago that we join up and we work together to help others as well as ourselves. we have an opportunity now in the 21st century to not only do it, but do it better than it has ever been done before, and to do it for more people in more places, to give it to every child the opportunity to live up to his or her god-given potential, and to help create a world that is more equitable, democratic, prosperous, and peaceful. we can succeed, and when we do, our children and grandchildren will tell the story that american know-how, american pop -- american dollars, american caring, and american values helped meet the challenges of the 21st century. thank you all very much. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> madame secretary, that was an extraordinary speech >> madame secretary that was an extraordinaire
it is the work that america is so in tune with. it reflects so clearly our own values, our spirit of cooperation. the tocqueville noted it so many years ago that we join up and we work together to help others as well as ourselves. we have an opportunity now in the 21st century to not only do it, but do it better than it has ever been done before, and to do it for more people in more places, to give it to every child the opportunity to live up to his or her god-given potential, and to help...
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god bless america will now be performed by millly harris of virginia beach. ♪ god bless america ♪ land that i love ♪ stand beside her ♪ and guide her through the night with the light from above ♪ from the mountains to the prayere ♪ to the oceans white with foam ♪ god bless america ♪ my home sweet home god bless america ♪ my home sweet home ♪ ♪ [applause] >> scripture will flow be read by rabi from virginia beach. >> from the hebrew scriptures for the leader, a son of david, lord our god, howçó majestic is your name. you have covered the heavens with your plendor from the mouths of infants and sucklings you have found the strength on account of your foes to put the end to enemy andie venger. when i behold your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars that you set in place, or man that you have been mindful of him, mortal man that you have taken note of him. that you have made him little less than divine and adorned him with glory and majesty. you have made him master over your handi work, laying the world at your feet, sheep and oxen all of them and
god bless america will now be performed by millly harris of virginia beach. ♪ god bless america ♪ land that i love ♪ stand beside her ♪ and guide her through the night with the light from above ♪ from the mountains to the prayere ♪ to the oceans white with foam ♪ god bless america ♪ my home sweet home god bless america ♪ my home sweet home ♪ ♪ [applause] >> scripture will flow be read by rabi from virginia beach. >> from the hebrew scriptures for the leader, a...
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commissioners to see what they would have within their jurisdiction, because of course they cover all of north america. and if there is something in their files, if studies have been done that might give us a sense of the dimensions of this that we very much appreciate. i would like to give you each the opportunity to tell me if there's anything you know of or anything that you think anyplace we should go to find this information. please tell us now. we'll be asking you as the chairman and others have suggested will be asking you in writing for this material so you'll have a chance to go back to your offices and think about it. if you can dig up anything out it would be helpful. >> well, let me direct the commissioners now as the staff there is a gal report that came out on july 28 to 2009 regarding the characteristics and performance of nonprime mortgages and there's a lot of information i think would be very useful to the commission enclosed in their. it may not cover, however, pay option arms which are categorized as prime mortgages, which are the ones that are now default to them in record numbers
commissioners to see what they would have within their jurisdiction, because of course they cover all of north america. and if there is something in their files, if studies have been done that might give us a sense of the dimensions of this that we very much appreciate. i would like to give you each the opportunity to tell me if there's anything you know of or anything that you think anyplace we should go to find this information. please tell us now. we'll be asking you as the chairman and...
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how will fans respond to the new makeover of one of america's big shows? kim serafin, senior editor for "in touch" magazine joins me. kate gosselin got a big makeover. what happened there. >> kate gosselin, people have seen the photos floating around, new hair extensions, apparently it took 20 hours to do these hair extensions. >> oh, my gosh. >> thousands of dollars. definitely not the clip-on ones you buy at the beauty star. i've done those and those look fine for me but i'm not kate gosselin. >> look at the hair stastyle sh had, that was kate gosselin. remember at halloween, they had the wigs. >> people were trying to find it, could not find it anywhere. she was so known for that hairstyle. this is a big deal, the fact she's starting this new year, her and jon got divorced in december, finalized. new kate, new hairdo, new year. >> and jon's got a new girlfriend. >> yeah. apparently jon met a girl while skiing over the holidays and certainly jon needed a new girlfriend for 2010, because he hasn't had enough women in his life so -- >> jon needs a lot of n
how will fans respond to the new makeover of one of america's big shows? kim serafin, senior editor for "in touch" magazine joins me. kate gosselin got a big makeover. what happened there. >> kate gosselin, people have seen the photos floating around, new hair extensions, apparently it took 20 hours to do these hair extensions. >> oh, my gosh. >> thousands of dollars. definitely not the clip-on ones you buy at the beauty star. i've done those and those look fine for...